The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-18
Rnse.RaII Notas.

Patsy Cahiu has signed with Birmingham.
DeasIey's salary in Washington is to be SO, 100.
Tom Brown 10 playing with the San Jose (Cal
club
Mattimore 10 to receive further trial by New
YORK.
George Tebeau stin refuses to sign with Gin
cnnAti
Mccormick declares that he will not play ball
next season.
Geszsin wants IS 900 or nothing to sign with the
Detroits for 1888.
John Brennan will umpire In the western AS
Sociation next season.
Kansas City offered 81. 900 for the loan of the
metropolitan franchise.
LeIt-handed pitchers will be greatly benefited
by the three-strike rule.
President John B. Day, of New York. il inter-
ested in the Sporting Times.
Pitcher Sullivan. of last seasons Topekas, has
signed with the Birmingham fAla. club.
The original check for SO. 900. paid by Boston
80 Chicago for Kelys release, is on exhibition in
San Francisco.
several days, owing to injuries received while
aiding to second base
It's said that Morrill, is dissatisfied with Bos-
tom and desires his release. because he feels he
has not been treated right.
The salaries of the four Association umpires
follows: Gaffney, s., 500; Doescher, 81, :
500; Ferguson, s., 200; McQuade, g, 600.
The old Western League has entered pro-
united to protection under the national agree
1nent
The Detroit Free Press declares that Dunlap
told President Nimick. of Plttsbure, that he
would sign with him for s.. 600, and that Nimick
tainted.
Washington offered sI2. 900 to Won der Abe
FOR Comiskey and s., 600 for Pfeffer. The former
offer rejected, as Comiskey is not in the
market
For an amateur club playing on the co-opera-
tive plan the Green Stockings, of South Bend,
Ind. have the best fitted up grounds in the
country.
Sporting Life: Jackson, Of last seasons Indi-
man of some minor league club. He is not yet
fully enough developed for the League.
The Cincinnati Times Star patiently remarks:
sHines and Caruthers are both a little 'whisk-
cry They should sign contracts Tor the sake OF
very tired baseball world
Fred Carroll of the Pittsburgs, is catching a
splendid game with the Chicsgos in California
Dslrymple, too. is PLAYING better Dali with his
old club than for many seasons
PHILADELPHIA Press: With Hines, Denny and
Esterbrook on the bases, Glasscock at short and
Twitchell in left field, the Indianapolis Club will
have the nucleus of powerful batting team for
next year.
Sporting Life. President Nimick asserts that
Washington offered Hines to Pittsburg on Oct.
20 There must be n mistake somewhere, mas
much as Indianapolis had made the deal a week
before that time.
Philadelphia Press. While Esterbrook o
pember of the Cleveland Club he and Glasscock
were continually quarreling. The prospects or
harmony in the Hoosier Club are, therefore,
anything but fattering.
Sporting Life: President Brush has been in
baseball only one year. In that time. however,
be has succeeded in collecting all the guides and
other baseball literature dating back for many
years that can be obtained.
There Ia considerable curiosity to what
salaries will be paid the members of the Detroit
Cub the coming gear. When the big four
signed with the Detroits they were given con-
tracts for TWO years. These have expired
and new arrangements will have to be made
with them.
Sporting Life: Indianapolis is clad Phil Pow
ers will manage the London club next
The Hoosiers did not win a single game last sea-
son IN which he oficiated, and he umpired near
ly half the games they played They looked
Upon him as Jonah and for that reason he
was not liked bit in Hoosierdom
Philadelphia Press: Base ball organizations
will some day learn that il is to theieinserest to
Sign players and unpires for n "A of twelve
months When this Is done the paying of ad-
vance money will be q thing Of the past and
CLUBS will have control OF shsir r5eu all times.
Such an Arrangement would make tho player
solely dependent on his p.ofei sion. and during